1 Windermere Crescent, air raid shelter

1 Windermere Crescent, air raid shelter

HER Number
12963
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
1 Windermere Crescent, air raid shelter
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Civil Defence Site
Site Type: Specific
Air Raid Shelter
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Well-built brick air raid shelter with concrete vaulted roof, now covered with felt. 2.15m wide x 2.67m long. 1.60m high. On concrete base. Door in east gable end 0.62m wide and 1.40m high. Blocked window-sized opening in west gable end. No air vents. Blast wall 1.65m high and 1.90m long in front of the door (0.75m gap between shelter and wall). Demolished March 2010 to make way for a domestic extension.
Easting
437207
Northing
564860
Grid Reference
NZ437207564860
Sources
J. Morrison, 2010, pers comm